¨§¨§¨§¨¨¨§                                          §§¨¨§¨¨§§§
§§§§§§¨¨§§                                          ¨§¨§§¨§¨¨§
¨¨¨¨¨§¨§¨¨                                          §§§¨§§§¨§¨
¨¨¨¨§§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨§§¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
¨¨§§¨¨§§¨¨ IN      THE      DEPTHS      OF     MAY. §§§§§§¨§§¨
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§§¨§¨
§§§§§§§§§§                ::::::::::                ¨¨¨¨§¨§§§¨
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¨¨¨¨§§¨§§§                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨§¨§
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨§ IMAGINE  IF  YOU WILL, A LUSH  BLUEBERRY §¨¨§¨¨§§§§
¨¨§§§¨§¨§§ SPRUCE  FOREST,  WITH ROLLING  HILLS AND §¨§§¨§¨¨¨§
¨§¨¨§§§§¨§          KNEE-DEEP UNDERBRUSH.           §§¨§§§¨¨§§
§§¨§¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§
¨§§§¨¨§¨¨§ THE  GROUND IS SOFT. LEAVES  IN  ALL  OF §¨§¨§§§§§¨
§¨¨§¨§§¨§§ THE  SEVEN  STAGES OF  DECOMPOSITION ARE §§§§¨¨¨¨§¨
§¨§§§¨§§¨§   PACKED LOOSELY TOGETHER... SOMETIMES   ¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§§
§§¨¨§§¨§§¨ THERE  ARE ROCKS.  BIGGER  BOULDERS PEEK ¨¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨§¨§¨§§¨§§            OUT OF THE HILLS.             ¨§¨§¨§§¨¨§
§§§§§¨§§¨§                                          §§§§§¨§¨§§
¨¨¨¨§§¨§§¨ THERE COULD BE, SOMEWHERE IN THE  DEPTHS ¨¨¨¨§§§§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨§§ OF IT ALL, A  CREVICE FILLED WITH WATER. ¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨§§§¨§§¨¨    BIRD CHERRIES AT THE EDGES, DIPPING   ¨¨§§¨¨§§¨¨
¨§¨¨§§¨§¨¨ THEIR LONG FINGERS BENEATH  THE SURFACE. ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§§¨§¨§§§¨¨    WATER LILIES, MAYBE. THE WATER IS     §§§§§§§§¨¨
¨§§§§¨¨§¨§  YELLOW-GREEN WITH POLLEN, AND INSECTS   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§
§¨¨¨§¨§§§§     ARE SWARMING ABOVE THE SURFACE.      ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§§
§¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨        WATER STRIDERS, MOSQUITOS,        ¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨§
§§§¨§§¨¨¨¨         BACK FLIES, CRANE FLIES.         ¨¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨
¨¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§§§§¨§§§
¨§¨§§§¨¨¨§                ::::::::::                ¨§¨¨¨§§¨¨§
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§§§§§§§¨¨§                                          §¨§¨§§§§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§ IN  THIS  CASE   WE   WOULD   USE  DEET, §§§§¨¨¨¨§§
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨§ OR DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE AS IT'S ALSO CALLED. ¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§
¨¨¨¨§¨¨§§¨                                          ¨¨§§¨¨§§§§
¨¨¨§§¨§¨§§ DEET SHOULD  BE  APPLIED TO  YOUR  SKIN. ¨§¨§¨§¨¨¨§
¨¨§¨§§§§¨¨ YOU SHOULD COVER ALL  SKIN THAT IS TO BE §§§§§§¨¨§§
¨§§§¨¨¨§¨§ EXPOSED TO AIR. IT'S OK  TO  GET SOME IN ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§¨§
§¨¨§¨¨§§§¨ THE  EYES.  RUB UNTIL  IT  FEELS  RIGHT, ¨¨¨¨§§§§§§
§¨§§¨§¨¨§¨ UNTIL THE SKIN FEELS GOOD.  LET IT  SOAK ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
§§¨§§§¨§§¨                    IN.                   ¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§§§§       YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS.       §§§§¨¨¨§§¨
§§§§§§¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§§
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§§¨§§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§§¨§§§                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          §§§¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨§§§¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§§§§¨§¨¨